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What power supply do I need?

What power supply do I need?
« on: October 09, 2011, 05:34:41 pm »
I currently have a corsair hx850 watt PSU, and a GTX570 Super Over Clock, I want to get another one and SLI it but I don't know if 850 watts will cut it. Do I need a larger PSU?

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Re: What power supply do I need?
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2011, 05:59:39 pm »
Hi

I think the HX850 power supply will be ok even with another 570. It is a good PSU, I use one myself. As long as you haven't got loads of drives or other accessories.
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Re: What power supply do I need?
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2011, 07:26:18 pm »


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Re: What power supply do I need?
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2011, 07:56:27 pm »
Hi,

Yes what you have is fine, if you want to reassure yourself the Corsair PSU configurator can be found here:

http://www.corsair.com/learn_n_explore/?psu=yes


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